Abilities Based Learning Education Support (ABLES)
Professional Learning Session
for schools with a current ABLES license,
schools interested in learning more about ABLES,
and schools coming on board with ABLES in 2025
through Catholic Education South Australia
Tuesday 25 March 2025
(Week 9, Term 1)
from 8.30am - 11.30am
Venue: Education Development Centre,
4 Milner Street, Hindmarsh
(Room 1.11AB)
CORE FOCI AND PRIORITIES FOR THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSION:
- Information for ABLES Administrators
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- What is ABLES?
- What is its purpose?
- How is it used?
- Student cohort.
- How to set up ABLES for your school:
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- Assigning additional staff to gain access to the Ruby Platform
- How to upload student profiles?
- About the various assessments
- How to assign assessments to students?
- How to administer the assessments?
- How to interpret the student reports/data?
- Use data to inform teaching and learning, linking to the Australian Curriculum.
- How to access support:
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- Technical Support (Who to contact at Catholic Education SA)
- Further Professional Learning via Modules and Community of Practice Network Meetings.
AITSL AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:
- Standard 1: Know the students and how they learn
- Standard 3: Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
- Standard 5: Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
- Standard 6: Engage in professional learning
- Standard 7: Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community.
INTENDED FOR:
For Catholic Schools with a current ABLES license through Catholic Education SA and schools interested in learning more about ABLES and schools coming onboard with ABLES in 2025.
Participants must bring their own device to the session and will require authorised access to the Ruby Platform to gain the most learning from this session.
FACILITATORS:
Monique Starejko and Jennifer Young, Outreach Support Officers from Adelaide West Special School.
Toni Fitzgerald and Angelina Ranaldo, System Coaches from the Diversity and Inclusion Team, Catholic Education SA.
REQUIREMENTS:
On street parking is available. Participants are asked to be aware of the parking signs regarding time limits. For further information, please refer to the attachment
Education Development Centre location and parking information.pdf
Morning tea will be provided. Please advise if you have dietary requirements.
SESSION ENQUIRIES:
Please contact
Angelina Ranaldo at angelina.ranaldo@cesa.catholic.edu.au
or Toni Fitzgerald at toni.fitzgerald@cesa.catholic.edu.au
REGISTRATIONS CLOSE:
4.00pm on Thursday 20 March 2025
REGISTRATION ENQUIRIES:
Please contact Margaret Bressan by email at margaret.bressan@cesa.catholic.edu.au
